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The Print
24-07-2025
- General
- The Print
Complete all development works in Gurugram within deadline: DS Dhesi to officials
Dhesi directed Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to issue tenders by August 15 after completing the formalities related to the projects of construction of flyovers at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Chowk in Sector 45-46-51-52 and Dadi Sati Chowk in 85-86-89-90. Principal Advisor (Urban Development) D S Dhesi directed all the departments to work in coordination to complete the projects related to the development of Gurugram within the stipulated time, he added. Gurugram, Jul 23 (PTI) The second District Coordination Meeting was held in the conference hall of the Mini Secretariat, Gurugram, on Wednesday to review the development works in Gurugram district, according to an official statement. While reviewing the measures related to flood control, he said that the necessary process should be completed for the Rs 45 crore project related to construction of Leg-I Master Storm Water Drain (2.8 km) from Old Delhi Road to Rejangla Chowk in view of the proposed Metro line. Tenders should be issued within a month for the work of Construction of Leg-II master storm water drain from Ashok Vihar to Railway Culvert worth Rs 25 crore, he added. As per the statement, Dhesi also inquired about the progress of shifting the toll plaza from Khedki Daula. He was told by NHAI officials that the process is underway, it added. He also inquired about the progress of work related to disposal of legacy waste at Bandhwari site. Municipal Corporation Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said that there is 14 MT legacy waste at this centre, for the disposal of which two tenders of five MT each and one tender of four MT will be issued. On matters related to flood management measures during monsoon season, Dhesi directed the concerned agencies to do the necessary work to prevent the recurrence of the problem of waterlogging during the rainy season. To deal with the problem of waterlogging in Narsinghpur Service Lane, he cited that the temporary kachcha drain built by GMDA was successful in curbing prolonged waterlogging on this stretch and asserted that the work of construction of permanent drain should be completed before the next season. AMJ AMJ This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Indian Express
25-05-2025
- Climate
- Indian Express
‘All big talks of drain cleaning, tractor-mounted pumps': Residents slam authorities after rain leads to water-logging, power cuts in Gurgaon
A few hours of overnight rain and thunderstorm led to waterlogging and prolonged power cuts in several parts of Gurgaon on Sunday morning. The development angered residents as agencies promised monsoon preparedness. In April, the Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) stated it is working on desilting stormwater drains and deploying tractor-mounted pumps and suction tankers in flood-prone areas along main roads. 'The civic body officials had already taken note of what needed to be done last time there was waterlogging. The estimates for constructing stormwater drains and deploying pumps were shared, and they had said they would get it approved, but it was all just big talk. No tenders have been issued yet. So, how will things improve? It is the same scenario every year; contractors just end up making money and leaving,' said Puneet Pahwa, general secretary of the Sector 45 RWA. Water entered homes in Sector 4's market and Neelkanth society areas, resident Yogita Katarya said. 'We are frustrated with the lack of action on constructing rainwater harvesting units and fixing drains. It has been pending for six years now and remains on paper. We cannot move around our homes or get out into the streets,' she added. Streets in Sector 4, 40, 43, 45, and South City 1 were also waterlogged. 'For both missing stormwater drains and barely functioning junction boxes (electricity), we have been going to the relevant departments repeatedly. But no action, and we have to wake up to power cuts, low voltage and streets filled with water. They tell us during storms we cut the power lines anyway,' Col (retired) Robin Sirohi, Sector 43 RWA president. There was no electricity from around midnight till 7 am at Sector 43 and Princeton Floor Society's M Block in Sector 51, too. Sushant Lok Phase 1 residents said the electricity has been out since early morning and is yet to be restored. Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said the civic body is in constant touch with resident welfare associations and speedily deploying its workforce to clear the stormwater in pending areas. 'In fact, I am signing a suspension order of a Sector 15 Junior engineer right now for not putting in place (suction) motors despite instructions,' he told The Indian Express. He added that the stormwater had been cleared swiftly in several sectors due to his officials' prompt and preemptive efforts. Even on May 2, the city had woken up to waterlogged streets and roads blocked by uprooted trees and branches after a spell of rain and thunderstorms had caught the authorities unaware. More than 100 properties in Sector 52's Ardee City witnessed overflowing water from the clogged sewers enter the ground-floor homes. All the main roads in Sector 40 were flooded as the rainwater harvesting and drainage systems took a beating, failing to keep up with the unseasonal rain. At the time, residents of Sector 45 had seen water reaching heights of at least 2 feet on the road, and the drains were clogged with silt that the civic body had failed to remove. Similar developments have been reported in Sectors 14, 21, 31, 41 and Palam Vihar. At the time, the RWAs urged the civic body to immediately finish desilting rainwater pipelines and sewerage networks and deploy sump pumps to clear the waterlogging. This time around, however, residents of Ardee City in Sector 52 said the issue of waterlogging, particularly near gate 3, had been satisfactorily resolved and speedily. 'Despite the rain, the water cleared in less than three hours,' RWA president Praveen Yadav said, praising the city's municipal corporation.
